“It was a dual sound (as if) it hit the bat AND hit his helmet. It had a different sound.”

Guzman said he felt something on his leg, but wasn’t sure if it was the bat or the ball. Dale Scott said replays told him his ultimate decision was right.

“We saw several angles, including the replay here (at Dodger Stadium) and we also called in and asked for the replay from New York and looked at that,” Scott told a pool reporter. “The ball went straight down, and I thought it hit the bat. I heard bat. I moved out of the way of the catcher, and now, all of sudden, I have two bodies in front of me. I didn’t see where the ball was. I saw it trickle in front of the plate. Without having seen it hit, I have to assume that’s a fair ball.”

Scott did not explain why his assumption conflicted with the message his arms were sending. Typically, when a ball is still moving near the foul line, an umpire will wait for a player to touch it before ruling on its location. Typically, runners assume a ball is fair until they are told otherwise.

“It wasn’t just one hand,” Headley said. “There was a wave. ... What I thought he was signaling was that the ball hit the bat and then it hit (Guzman). That’s a foul ball. The ball’s dead. That’s what I assumed. (Normally) He wouldn’t make any signal until the ball is touched or it stops in foul territory.”

Black argued against the decision, earned himself an ejection, but did not find adequate grounds to play the game under protest. Major League Baseball spokesman Michael Teevan said Sunday night that the play will be reviewed for future reference by MLB executive vice president Joe Torre, senior vice president Peter Woodfork and umpires director Randy Marsh.

“By (today), they will have reviewed everything,” Teevan said via e-mail. “Oftentimes, an unusual play like this becomes a point for the rest of the umpires to note going forward.”